Fisher
Texas

What stands out

If you had to describe Fisher County in numbers, start here: the median home price is in the bottom 4% of American counties ($110K), the home price against local income is in the bottom 4% of American counties (1.3 years of income), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Texas it ranks 23rd of 243 counties for the median home price, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Fisher County, Texas. 3,680 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.4% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +16).

Texas has no income tax and no estate tax, and its constitution prohibits an income tax without a statewide vote. Property taxes are among the highest in the country and are the main source of local school funding; the 2023 legislature raised the homestead exemption to $100,000 to offset that. Homeowner insurance costs are high along the Gulf coast and rising statewide after hail and freeze events. The grid is independent of the rest of the country.

Money

The typical household here brings in $60,461 a year, higher than 50% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $56,526. Unemployment runs 3.5%, higher than 53% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 23 minutes each way.

Texas has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $110K, cheaper than 96% of American counties, about 1.3 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $625 a month. Property tax is 1.58% of home value, roughly $1,309 a year on that median home, higher than 88% of American counties. 79% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 57% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 75.1 years, shorter than 59% of American counties. There are 2 active physicians in the county, about 5.4 per 10,000 people. 14.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.87 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 55% of American counties. 86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 59 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 61% of eligible voters turned out. Under Texas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 66°F, highs near 80 and lows near 53, warmer than 87% of American counties. About 18 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 9 out of 100, safer than 91% of American counties; the county has had 16 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 166 Mbps down, slower than 64% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.